Growing Transit Communities Puget Sound Regional Council People+Place: Action for a Sustainable Future People + Place Implementation Approaches Wetmore/Colby Everett Station Transit 41st St SW Mukilteo Everett Boeing Casino Road Community 4th Ave W Everett Mall 112th St SW Airport Road Lincoln Way Mariner Profiles 148th St SW Lynnwood Ash Way P&R International/Cherry Alderwood Mall Edmonds CC Lynnwood Urban Center Edmonds Lynnwood Transit Center Mountlake Mountlake Terrace Terrace Shoreline Shoreline P&R NE 185th St Bothell N 155th St NE 155th St NE 145th St N 130th St NE 130th St Kirkland Northgate Redmond Seattle Roosevelt Downtown Redmond Brooklyn 130th Station SE Redmond UW Stadium 120th Station Overlake TC Capitol Hill Hospital Overlake Village Westlake Station Bellevue TC NE 15th St University Street NE 10th St Pioneer Square East Main International District Rainier Bellevue Stadium South Bellevue SODO Mercer Bremerton Beacon Hill Island Mercer Island Mt Baker Columbia City Othello Rainier Beach LEGEND Map Features Renton Existing Light Rail Burien Planned Light Rail The Growing Transit Communities program is supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program. For more information: visit psrc.org or contact Ben Bakkenta at 206-971-3286 or [email protected] Tukwila International Blvd Existing Bus Rapid Transit 1011 Western Avenue, Suite 500 • Seattle, Washington 98104-1035 • 206-464-7090 • FAX 206-587-4825 • psrc.org • Feb 2012 Tukwila SeaTac Airport Planned Bus Rapid Transit SeaTac Commuter Rail Angle Lake Inside UGA S 216th St Outside UGA Kent-Des Moines P&R Highline CC Implementation Approaches Des Kent Moines S 260th St 1 Protect and Grow Redondo Star Lake S 288th St 2 Expand Housing Choices 3 Improve Access Federal Way TC Federal 4 Transform and Diversify Way Auburn S 348th St 5 Stimulate Demand Tacoma Build Urban Places Theater District 6 Convention Center 7 Enhance Community Union Station Fife S 25th St Fife 8 Preserve and Connect Tacoma Dome Central Corridor LIGHT RAIL | COMMUTER RAIL | BUS International District PEOPLE JOBS TRANSIT ALL T/C TRANSIT ALL T/C COMMUNITY MEDIAN COMMUNITY MEDIAN POPULATION 10,412 4,237 TOTAL JOBS 43,472 3,032 RACIAL AVERAGE WAGE $64,740 $36,636 DEMOGRAPHICS 62% minority 45% TOP 2 SECTORS n/a n/a 8% < 18 years 19% MAJOR EMPLOYERS n/a n/a AREA DESCRIPTION — AGE 15% > 65 years 11% The International District transit community, located SBI 10% 17% in the City of Seattle, is currently served by Central MED HH INCOME $21,939 $46,637 Link light rail, multiple bus transit routes to destina- EDUCATION N/A 20% tions throughout the region, and Amtrak and Sounder Commuter Rail service. A new streetcar line, currently AVERAGE HH SIZE 2.16 2.39 under construction, will provide service starting in 2014. The International District station is located in the historic Chinatown/International HOUSING District. Major nearby land uses include multifamily residential, commercial, civic International District and transportation related, and a regional sports facility. With small blocks and full TRANSIT ALL T/C AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY INCOME LEVEL sidewalk coverage, the International District area is highly walkable. COMMUNITY MEDIAN <120% AMI More than 10,000 people reside within a half mile of the International District sta- TOTAL HOUSING UNITS 5,183 2,674 Affordable 5% 0-30% tion, nearly two-thirds of whom are minorities, with many Asian immigrants, mak- AFFORD. RANGE (0-50% AMI) 49% 21% ing this area much more diverse than the region as a whole. As part of downtown 80-120% Affordable Seattle, the area is a major regional employment center with more than 43,000 HOMEOWNERS 6% 35% 0-30% jobs. AMI 24% AMI 30-50% RENTERS 94% 65% The housing stock is entirely multifamily in type, including both apartments and 36% Affordable condominiums. Altogether, about a third of housing in the study areas in down- COST BURDEN 50-80% town Seattle is affordable to households earning 50% of AMI. However, most of the (% OF HOUSEHOLDS) 44% 44% Affordable affordable units are heavily subsidized. Market rate housing is generally less afford- 80-120% able than elsewhere in the transit corridors. 22% 50-80% 13% 30-50% Affordable LOCAL PLANNING —The International District transit community is located in AMI AMI >120% the regionally designated Seattle Downtown Regional Growth Center. In 2010, the AMI : AREA MEDIAN INCOME City adopted the Livable South Downtown Plan that included new incentive zon- ing provisions allowing for higher height and density in parts of the International PEOPLE PROFILE District in exchange for affordable housing, open space or historic preservation. Some of the open space contributions could include improvements to the system Communities with immediate displacement risk show indications that displacement of lower of green streets that the Plan identified in the area. income populations has begun, higher current market strength, and/or high number of community LAND USE risk factors. Good access to opportunity means households benefit from a wide range of nearby resources. ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITYIntl Dist V2 EDUCATION GOOD HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT ECONOMIC HEALTH LIMITED ACCESSTOOPPORTUNITY SOCIALINFRASTRUCTURE/ LOW POTENTIAL IMMEDIATE CHANGE / DISPLACEMENT RISK MOBILITY & HOUSING & TRANSPORTATION NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY PLACE PROFILE Communities with higher TOD orientation have a physical form and activity level that support a dense, walkable and transit-supportive neighborhood. A stronger real estate market suggests there is higher pressure for new development in the near- to mid-term. PHYSICAL FORM + ACTIVITY Intl Dist V2 SIDEWALKS Revised Summer 2013 HIGHER TRANSPORTATION DESTINATIONS TRANSIT LOWER TR / ANSIT-ORIENTATION PHYSICALFORM ACTIVITY + WEAKER STRONGER CHANGE / MARKET STRENGTH DENSITY URBAN FORM IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH EXPAND HOUSING CHOICES Expand Housing Choices transit communities are current or future mixed-use centers with 2 good access to opportunity, TOD supportive physical form and activity, and emergine to strong demand for higher density development. Some communities are at high risk of dis- placement; others have significant subsidized housing but will still have trouble meeting demand from lower to middle income households given the locations’ desirability. Key strategies leverage these strong markets to attract growth while providing broad affordability. Seven communities are categorized as Expand Housing Choices, all in the inner portions of the light rail corridors in Seattle (including four cur- rent light rail stations). KEY STRATEGIES: • Support potential to increase market rate housing supply and affordability • Target subsidy and other efforts to preserve and expand low to moderate income affordable housing stock • Leverage public and private assets and market demand to meet demand for workforce housing The Growing Transit Communities program is supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program. For more information: visit psrc.org or contact Ben Bakkenta at 206-971-3286 or [email protected] 1011 Western Avenue, Suite 500 • Seattle, Washington 98104-1035 • 206-464-7090 • FAX 206-587-4825 • psrc.org • Oct 2013 LIGHT RAIL | BUS Pioneer Square PEOPLE JOBS TRANSIT ALL T/C TRANSIT ALL T/C COMMUNITY MEDIAN COMMUNITY MEDIAN POPULATION 12,866 4,237 TOTAL JOBS 69.795 3,032 RACIAL AVERAGE WAGE $76,012 $36,636 DEMOGRAPHICS 54% minority 45% TOP 2 SECTORS n/a n/a 6% < 18 years 19% MAJOR EMPLOYERS n/a n/a AREA DESCRIPTION — AGE 15% > 65 years 11% The Pioneer Square transit community, located in the City SBI 9% 17% of Seattle, is currently served by Central Link light rail. MED HH INCOME $26,855 $46,637 Located in downtown Seattle, where numerous transit lines EDUCATION N/A 20% converge, Pioneer Square is served by multiple bus transit AVERAGE HH SIZE 1.47 2.39 routes to destinations throughout the region. The Pioneer Square station is located in downtown Seattle’s business core, adjacent to City HOUSING Hall and other government offices, and also adjacent to the Pioneer Square historic district. Pioneer Square Major nearby land uses include office, multifamily residential, civic, and parking. With small TRANSIT ALL T/C AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY INCOME LEVEL blocks and full sidewalk coverage, the Pioneer Square area is highly walkable. COMMUNITY MEDIAN <120% Nearly 13,000 people reside within a half mile of the Pioneer Square station, over half of TOTAL HOUSING UNITS 7,592 2,674 AMI Affordable whom are minorities, making this area much more diverse than the region as a whole. As 12% 0-30% 0-30% part of downtown Seattle, the area is a major regional employment center with nearly AFFORD. RANGE (0-50% AMI) 41% 21% AMI 80-120% Affordable 70,000 jobs. HOMEOWNERS 9% 35% AMI 29% 30-50% The housing stock is entirely multifamily in type, including both apartments and condo- RENTERS 91% 65% miniums. Altogether, about a third of housing in the study areas in downtown Seattle is 24% Affordable affordable to households earning 50% of AMI. However, most of the affordable units are COST BURDEN 50-80% heavily subsidized. Market rate housing is generally less affordable than elsewhere in the (% OF HOUSEHOLDS) 43% 44% Affordable transit corridors. 12% 80-120% 30-50% LOCAL PLANNING —Pioneer Square transit community is located in the regionally 23% AMI Affordable designated Seattle Downtown Regional Growth Center. In 2010, the City adopted the Liv- 50-80% >120% AMI able South Downtown Plan that included new incentive zoning provisions allowing for in- AMI : AREA MEDIAN INCOME creased height and density in parts of Pioneer Square in exchange for affordable housing, open space or historic preservation. Some of the open space contributions could include PEOPLE PROFILE improvements to the system of green streets that the Plan identified in the area. Communities with immediate displacement risk show indications that displacement of lower income populations has begun, higher current market strength, and/or high number of community LAND USE risk factors.